Pitt the Elder
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British statesman
Earl
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Whig politician
human
orator
Pitt the Elder was an 18th-century British statesman and orator who served as Prime Minister and was renowned for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and expansion of the British Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statesman
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Earl ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Whig politician ⓘ human ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Great Commoner
ⓘ
William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
surface form:
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
|
| birthCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1708-11-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
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| burialPlace |
Westminster Abbey, London
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surface form:
Westminster Abbey
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| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Hester Pitt
ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1778-05-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hayes
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Kent ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pitt ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Pitt the Elder
ⓘ
surface form:
William Pitt
|
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influencedEvent |
British conquest of Canada
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British policy toward the American colonies ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George II of Great Britain
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surface form:
George II
George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Earl of Chatham
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Viscount Pitt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of the British Empire
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leadership during the Seven Years' War ⓘ oratory in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Commons of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Whig Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the House of Commons
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Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament for Aldborough ⓘ Member of Parliament for Bath ⓘ Member of Parliament for Old Sarum ⓘ Member of Parliament for Seaford ⓘ Paymaster of the Forces ⓘ Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham
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surface form:
Hester Grenville
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| termAsPrimeMinisterEnd | 1768-10-14 ⓘ |
| termAsPrimeMinisterStart | 1766-07-30 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
William Pitt the Elder